This Spring join Kilkenny County Council Arts Office for a series of talks for new and emerging musicians. Gain valuable insights from experienced artists and professionals, practiced at navigating the often-challenging journey of music production, touring, and securing a record label. Join other Kilkenny based musicians to share knowledge, expand your network and acquire valuable skills.
Tuesday April 9th: The Creative Process with Richie Egan
Richie Egan better known as Jape, is a songwriter, producer and musician who has been making music professionally for the last 20 years. Join Richie for this session as he discusses in depth his creative process regarding songwriting and music production, how to keep things fresh if you are a long -term creative person, the happy accidents and why tape is still the most creative medium. Learn about writing songs for children’s tv shows as Richie shares hints and tips he’s picked up along the way. Whether you’re a songwriter, musician, or budding producer, we’re sure this talk will provide you with some insights, practical tips, and strategies you can use to develop your practice.
Wednesday April 17th: A Guide to Festivals and Touring with Brian Bradley of MCD Production
**POSTPONED** Rescheduled date to be confirmed.
Delve into the intricate world of touring, promotion and festival circuits with our speaker Brian Bradley, Senior Promoter – venues/ touring/ festivals at MCD Productions. Learn strategies and get insider tips for navigating these aspects of the music industry. Learn how to get on a bookers radar and how to securing coveted slots at prestigious festivals, this talk will empower you to seize opportunities, expand your reach, and maximize your touring potential.
Wednesday April 24th: Marketing & Audience Development with musician Matthew Nolan
**POSTPONED** Rescheduled date to be confirmed.
Led by musician, music curator and academic Matthew Nolan this talk will delve into the intricacies of audience development and marketing strategies for emerging musicians. The talk aims to equip artists with the knowledge and techniques essential for fostering a dedicated following. Attendees will gain invaluable insights into audience engagement methodologies, marketing strategies specifically for the music industry.
Wednesday May 1st: Recorded Music in the Digital Age with Nick Roth
In this workshop, saxophonist, composer and producer Nick Roth (Diatribe Records) outlines the ways that the record industry has evolved in the digital era. Exploring both the process of recording itself, and the dissemination of recorded work, the talk focuses on the ways in which a contemporary record label functions as part of a living, musical ecosystem and how best to engage with this as an individual artist or group.
Location: Cleeres Pub, Parliament street, Kilkenny
Time: 6pm-7.30pm
Ticket Price: €7 a ticket (2 tickets for €10 and 4 tickets for €20)
For Booking info: Email kathy.conlan@kilkennycoco.ie
About Richard Egan
Richard Egan is an Irish songwriter, producer and composer working between Malmo, Sweden and Dublin, Ireland. Richard has been making music professionally for the last 20 years playing bass in The Redneck Manifesto, and then becoming the main songwriter in double Choice award winning act Jape.In recent years, Richard has turned his hand to composing songs and music for TV shows, advertisements and documentaries. Writing songs for children’s TV shows is a strong point in his skillset, having written all the songs for the Nickelodeon show, ‘Becca’s Bunch’, and the Amazon Prime show, ‘Jessy and Nessy’. Richard has also composed the music for the award-winning television advertisement for Team Ireland / FBD Insurance as well as many other short films, advertisements and documentaries
About Matthew Nolan
Matthew Nolan is a Dublin based musician, music curator, and academic. He was the founder and artistic director of 3epkano from 2004 to 2015, an instrumental music ensemble who specialised in the production of original music for movies from the silent era.He established the WIRED music strand at the Kilkenny Arts Festival, which ran from 2008 until 2013. Since 2013 he has run Note Productions, a music promotion company dedicated to expanding the Irish audience for jazz, world music, electronic and contemporary classical music.Over the last 10 years, he has been involved in producing new music for several award winning Irish films including Exile in Hell, Runners, and Somewhere Down the Line. He teaches Film Studies at Dublin Business School and Trinity College Dublin.
Visit www.matthewnolanmusic.com to learn more.
About Brian Bradley
Brian Bradley is a Senior Promoter specialising in venues, touring, and festivals at MCD Productions with over three decades of experience in the music industry. His extensive background encompasses roles in band management, music retail, public relations, and promotion. Beginning his journey as an Independent under the moniker ‘Import Promotions,’ Brian’s career evolved through roles at Aiken and the setting up of FOREVER Presents, before founding Brassneck Music where he successfully orchestrated shows and managed venue bookings and festival arrangements in the UK. He returned to MCD Productions, where he continues to excel in curating unforgettable musical experiences.
About Nick Roth
Nick Roth is a saxophonist, composer, producer and educator. His work seeks the liberation of improvisation from composition, the poetic syntax of philosophical enquiry, and the function of music as translative epistemology. He is artistic director of the Yurodny Ensemble, a founding member of the Water Project, co-director of Unreal Cities, and a partner at Diatribe Records, Ireland’s leading independent record label for new music. He has served as artist-in-residence at institutions including the European Space Agency (ESTEC), California Academy of Sciences (CalAcademy), dlr LexIcon, Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris (CCI), and the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA).
